Shocks away at Cadbury
April 1st 2009 At Cadbury's UK
manufacturing plant in Chirk,
North Wales, five crews
operate a round-the-clock
shift system. The company
runs a fleet of 13 Toyota fork
lift trucks, leased on six-year
agreements based on
operational usage of 2000
hours annually.
In the seven months to
December 2007, truck-related
damage costs exceeded
£4,500. Cadbury UK was
looking for significant
reductions in this figure as
well as a system that would
help it meet its health and
safety obligations.
After carefully analysing
traffic movements and the
client's shock incident record,
Davis Derby supplied and
fitted the Fleet Management
Information System (FMIS),
including the shock indication
module to ten of the trucks.
The remaining three vehicles
and two lift platforms are also
scheduled for installation.
Drivers were issued with
SMART cards which allow
access to and record loggedon
and operational time on
the vehicles.
FMIS has helped Cadbury
reduce its truck-related
damage costs and meet its
health and safety regulations.
Commissioned in December
2008, early indications are
that the system is well on
target to deliver on its
promises.
"We have been very
impressed with both the
efficiency of the installation
and its ease of use," says
Rob Jones, Cadbury UK
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